Toulouse

About Toulouse :

Located in South West of France, Toulouse is the 4th French city in size. It is the capital of Occitania, former name of French South regions that used to have a specific culture and language (the Occitan). It is also known as "la ville rose" (the pink city) thanks to its specific architecture using terracota bricks. Nowadays, it is more known as being the main city in Europe for aeronautics and space industry (Airbus in particular) and the main city for rugby in France. For more details see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toulouse

About Toulouse in Transition :

Following the public presentation of "In Transition 1.0" in November 2010, we have constituted a core group for raising awareness about transition issues and Transition itself and launching projets in the city. For now on, 4 main groups are constituted and are meeting regularly :

• Permaculture group, for presenting and teaching permaculture to the other groups and the broader public
• Inner Transition group
• Green Rooftops group
• Shared Apiary group

Another big public conference is planned on November 9th, featuring Benoit Thévard, a known French speaker about peak oil and resilience.